18-21 week of pregnancy

Expectant mother

Your Pregnancy is already apparent. The growing uterus puts pressure on the lungs, stomach, kidneys: hence can be shortness of breath, dyspepsia, frequent urination.

Maybe, belly button sticks out a bit, as buttons. During subsequent 10 weeks you will start to gain weight rapidly, as your baby begins to store fat. During this period, increase in body weight will be about half of the total gain. Increase appetite, but does not attach during the meal preference to any one type of product, especially fatty foods and products with low content of nutrients. Do not be surprised, if you suddenly want something "unusual". This is called "perverted appetite".

If this is not your first pregnancy, the 18 th week – This period is especially exciting for you, because you start to feel, as the child moves. However, many new mothers experience this joy only 19-20 weeks. To maintain a sense of energy, strength and vigor – engaged in gymnastics for pregnant women. However, try not to overload yourself – everything should be in moderation: Job, recreation, housework.

Your child

Increased brain, establish relations millions of neurons. The child is already beginning to perceive the outside world and makes itself felt so, that pushes your stomach foot. It even hear you: ossicles strengthened, part of the brain, responsible for receiving auditory signals, Already working.

The child does not interfere with any noise in blood flow through the umbilical cord, no knock on your heart, but other loud noises frighten him. At this stage, the embryo is very active. He can cross the legs, then lean back, and even do a somersault! Although it seems, that your baby sleeps, in fact, he responds to all, what's going on outside. With the start of this week to talk with your child, sing his songs – He listens attentively to you!

Grow hair on his head, appearing nails, in the language of form taste buds. The digestive tract is already distinguished by the water and the sugar from ingested amniotic fluid and the baby passes it down to the fiber content of rectum. The sebaceous glands begin to produce waxy secret, called "vernix". This grease will protect the delicate skin of the embryo,which is constantly washed by the amniotic fluid.

It should be remembered

During this period, you must: monitor their weight and not gain extra kilos, continue to engage in exercises for pregnant women, to develop the habit of sleeping on your side. During the day, regardless of whether, home or not, get half an hour to rest, and even better to lie down and relax.

Tips expectant mother

During pregnancy, it is important to monitor the condition of the teeth and gums not only for aesthetic reasons. Already at 5-6 weeks of gestation formed the beginnings of baby teeth. If the mother of the period incurable teeth, the consequence is a violation of mineralization of teeth rudiments of fetal, that will eventually lead to problems for the child as with dairy, and permanent teeth.